Match lighter



April 7, 1925. 1,532,994

7 J. FRALING MATCH LIGHTER Filed Feb. 4, 1924 Patented Apr. 7, 1925.

UNITED STATES JOSEPH FRALING, F BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA.

MATCH LIGHTER.

Application filed February 4', 1924; Serial lto. 690,521.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1', Josnrrr FRALING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Beniidji, in the county of Beltrami and 5 State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Match Lighter, of which the following is a specification. V

This invention aims to provide a match lighter having a novel form of element along which the match may be moved when i t is being struck. Another object of the invention is to provide novel means for holding the match in operative relation to the striking edge.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the invention appertains.

Vith the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown, can be made Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in top plan, a device con structed in accordance with the invention,

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section; Figure 3 1s a cross section.

The device comprises a body 1, preferably in the form of a plate provided at its ends such a distance that when a matchis drawn along. the flanges 4, in contact with both of them,'the match will be lighted,ialthough as hereinafter claimed, the match may be lighted by contact with but one of the flanges 4. Longitudinal guide ribs 5 are struck from the body 1 and are located parallel to the flange 5owhen a match is drawn along one of ribs 5,

the head of the match willbe in contact with one 01 the flanges 4; as shown in dotted line in Figure 3. ,The construction of the. device is such thatit will light a match readily, the match always being in contact with both of the flanges l or with one of the flanges and the corresponding rib 5.

I claim: r r 1. A match scratcher comprising a platelike body having flanges struck outwardly therefrom and provided with free edges, the distance betweenthe free edges. of the flanges being such that when a match head is drawn along said edges, the head will engage both of said edges.

. 2. A match scratcher constructed as set forth in claiml, and. further characterized by the provision of guide ribs on the body,

outwardly of the flanges, the distance between each rib and the edge of the correspending flanges being such that when a match is drawn along the rib, the match will be in contact with the edge of the flange.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afliXed my signature I in the presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

' J oHN B. GANs,

MARTIN SCHWAB,

"JOSEPH FRALING. p 

